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Latest reporting from the Education desk.
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Latest reporting from the Education desk.
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View MoreWootton relocation appeal advances to December hearings
An administrative law judge denied MCPS's motion to dismiss the Community and Education Policy Alliance's appeal of the Board of Education's plan to move Wootton High School to Gaithersburg, setting evidentiary hearings for Dec. 8, 9 and 10.
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View MoreBethesda's BCC High School welcomes new principal La Faye Howard
Dr. La Faye E. Howard, the 2025 Maryland Assistant Principal of the Year, takes over as principal at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School after a unanimous Board of Education appointment in April.
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View MoreMontgomery College offers record 1,000 scholarships to county grads
Montgomery College hit a record 1,000 Raptor Ready Scholarships in a single year, offering $1,000 each to spring 2026 county high school graduates with no FAFSA required.
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View MorePhones away all day: MCPS ban hits BCC, Whitman, Walter Johnson
MCPS's new "No Cell, Bell to Bell" policy banned student phone use from first bell through dismissal starting Tuesday, Aug. 25, at all schools including BCC, Whitman and Walter Johnson, a year ahead of Maryland's state mandate.
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View MoreNew math standards bring simpler lessons to MCPS this fall
MCPS elementary and middle school students will encounter simplified, narrower math lessons this fall under new state standards, backed by a $29 million curriculum adoption, as Maryland tries to reverse a statewide 27% math proficiency rate.
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View MoreMCPS closure study could reshape Bethesda school landscape by 2029
Montgomery County Public Schools has launched a two-year study that could lead to closures and consolidations of elementary and middle schools across the district, including in Bethesda, with a board decision expected in May 2027 and changes taking effect in the 2029-30 school year.
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View MoreMCPS Transition Day gives Bethesda ninth graders a head start Monday
MCPS Student Transition Day on Monday, Aug. 24 gives incoming kindergartners, sixth graders, ninth graders and new students at Bethesda-area schools a full day to learn their buildings before the rest of the district starts Tuesday, Aug. 25.
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View MoreBCC, Whitman, WJ deep into fall preseason before Aug. 25 start
All 24 Maryland school districts are starting before Labor Day for the first time since 2016, and MCPS fall athletes at BCC, Whitman and Walter Johnson are already in preseason with tryouts that began Aug. 12 and the first day of school set for Aug. 25.
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View MoreFree vaccines available for MCPS students before Aug. 25 start
Montgomery County is offering free vaccination clinics for all MCPS students through Sept. 25, with school starting Tuesday, Aug. 25, and students missing required shots at risk of exclusion.
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View MoreMCPS raises school meal prices for first time in 11 years
MCPS will charge $3.10 for secondary school lunch starting Tuesday, Aug. 25, the first price increase in 11 years, while a separate policy now requires staff to disclose students' gender identity to parents upon request.
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View MoreSpringbrook High principal on leave 12 days before school starts
Springbrook High School Principal Stephanie Valentine, who previously worked at Westland Middle School in Bethesda, has been placed on leave less than two weeks before the Aug. 25 first day of school, more than a year after staff alleged a pattern of bullying and retaliation under her leadership.
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View MoreSixth graders join MCPS sports, Commanders flag football pilot added
MCPS is letting sixth graders compete in interscholastic sports for the first time in 30 years at five Bethesda-area middle schools, with a Washington Commanders flag football pilot launching in spring 2027.
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